to stay thistinue course -- >> let me ask about russia as it relates to china, because looking toch, dominate the region from russia all of the way to china, do you think that is something we will see in our lifetime? >> well, first of all, i would like to ask andrey, do you think the sanctions are going to hurt russia in a recession? think sanctions would increase the pace of a slowdown of the russian economy, but this specific set, probably not. >> this is the eighth largest economy in the world, maybe higher than that if you use the purchasing power metric, and if it goes into recession, and i think the odds are increasing, maybe that will not change the mind of vladimir putin, but that is going to erode the power base of vladimir couldn't. -- of vladimir putin. the sort of political goodwill that he has generated. the guynk, ok, this is who is going to restore this country back to its previous dynamic self. care right really now. >> but maybe the people do care. maybe that is a disconnect between vladimir putin and his power base, more perception than reality, and if the economy